Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1887-07-21

FROM WASHINGTON.

The chief Of engineers has received tho
annual report of Capt Putfner engineer upon
the Improvement of the Mississippi from Des
Moines Rapids to the mouth of the Illinois
river. After describing the dredging opera
tons of a year and their effect Capt. Pufrner
says: Tho general result of the work on this
part Of the river during the past nine years
is not encouraging. Tho river is 80 large that
the money appropriated is not enough to build
the works contracted in sufficient numbers TO
control the river 10 such degree as to enable
an engineer to predict what the final result
would be in the depth of the channel. at
many places good has been DONE chiefly by
limiting the number of channels or by com
pelling the river at low watc: 10 run through
such narrow bed that the navigable channel
cannot shift to any great extent At other
places troublesome bars have been removed
and brought to semi permanent pos tion.
where they are out of the way. Erosion has
been largely controlled and the movements of
islands Is less. and the banks are caving to n
less degree than formerly. The sum appro-
priated by congress, which has been on an
average less than 100000 year, is not
enough to carry on with success permanent
improvement 1t would be better 10 alter the
plan of work than to pretend to continue in
the present course.
The interstate commerce commission has
decided that any railroad lying wholly within
one State, but which makes rates and issues
bills 10 points in another Sta.e, IS, 80 far as
that traffic is concerned, subject to the pro
visions of The inters ate law The Central
Vermont railroad on tho .9,h of June gave
notice of an advance of freight rates to take
effect July 5. Chaplin & Co., of Mi wauk c.
claimed that under the interstate law, til,
right 10 ten days. notice. General Manager
Porteous, in his reply said: ~ do not know
OF any clause in the interstate law requiring
ten days notice from NJ lwaukee 10 New
England points" Porteous has been inform
ed by the commission that the law docs re
qulre ten days notice and must be complied
with
The most sensational murder in Wash
lnston since the assassination of President
Garfield was committed recently opposite the
northern end of the treasury building. joseph
Z. Kennedy, attorney and real estate agent
one OF tho Oldest residents in Washington,
and who has personal acquaintance with
many of the most prominent people of the
national capital, was murdered in cold blood.
apparently without provocation, by John
Daily, white laborer. At the station house
Daily told rambling incohcrent story
aboutthe affair, the general purport of which
was that Kennedy had wronged his father
ears ago and refused to make restitution
The murdered man was about 75 years old, of
an old Maryland family, and one of the most
respected citizens in Washington.
$ S. Burdette, attorney for the st Paul
Minneapolis and Manitoba road, appeared be-
fore the interstate commission recently and
submitted motions TO have certain complaints
from Dakota farmers dismissed, on the ground
that the acts complained of ante-dated the
passage of the interstate law, and that the
testimony taken was without notice to defcnd-
ant and without giving opportunity to cross
examine Witnesses The commission. after
consultation, stated 10 Burdette that there
seemed no reason forh his further attendance.
and that its decision would be matter of
record. The acton is equivalent 10 dismissal